Tag: Madagascar
Madagascar: the “collective of 11” toughens its tone and plans to take over the Place du 13-Mai
In Madagascar, the “collective of 11” promises to harden the movement. The opposition candidates insisted that the protest would intensify on Saturday October 28 in front of thousands of supporters…
Madagascar: General Richard Ravalomanana becomes interim president
In Madagascar, General Richard Ravalomanana, recently elected president of the Senate, is the country’s new strongman. The High Constitutional Court announced yesterday, Friday October 27, that he became the interim…
the opposition demands a new postponement of the presidential election
In Madagascar, the first round of the presidential election could be postponed again, according to the request made on Monday October 23 by one of the opposition candidates from the…
new opposition march in Antananarivo, despite a warning from the prefecture
The march of the collective of 11 presidential candidates took place this Friday without clashes, despite the warning issued the day before by the Antananarivo police prefect. Angelo Ravelonarivo announced…
Madagascar: the international community worried about the turn the presidential election is taking
Serial arrests, dismissal of the President of the Senate, postponement of the first round of the presidential election… After a week of political twists and turns in Madagascar, the international…
the High Constitutional Court under pressure before the November election
The institution has just inherited two big issues on which it will have to decide: the postponement, or not, of the election due to force majeure and the interim management…
Madagascar: the president of the Senate says he is ready to assume the interim presidency
The first day of the presidential campaign this Tuesday, October 10 was marked by new twists and turns. In a letter addressed to the High Constitutional Court and which RFI…
Malagasy weightlifter Rosina Randafiarison, a champion with all-consuming ambition
Don’t be fooled by its small size and wasp waist. Behind her 1.46m and 45 kilos hides a giantess with biceps of steel, who clearly hasn’t stopped making people talk…
Madagascar: new opposition rally repressed
In Madagascar, the peaceful march organized on Saturday October 7 in the capital by presidential candidates united in “the collective of 11” was repressed by the police who used tear…
Madagascar: a large palm oil company accuses customs of relentlessness
In Madagascar, a company importing crude palm oil accuses Malagasy customs of relentlessness to favor its competitor. Denunciations that customs refute, which refers to justice. A case where the underlying…